Mauritania vs Switzerland: Elected parliament

Mauritania
1
in 2025
Switzerland
1
in 2025
Mauritania rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st

Elected parliament over time

  • Mauritania
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1 against 1 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.

Across all 122 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Switzerland Difference Ahead
1900s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1910s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1920s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1930s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1940s 0.4 1 0.6 Switzerland
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 0.8 1 0.2 Switzerland
1980s 0 1 1 Switzerland
1990s 0.8 1 0.2 Switzerland
2000s 0.8 1 0.2 Switzerland
2010s 0.8 1 0.2 Switzerland
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elected parliament, Mauritania or Switzerland?
Mauritania, at 1 against 1 in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in elected parliament between Mauritania and Switzerland?
0, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Switzerland?
122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Switzerland rank globally for elected parliament?
Mauritania ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Elected parliament
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

The variable indicates whether some citizens elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.